Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
48
out of 100
Heavier than 93% of buildings in Bushwick (East)
73 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
228 SCHAEFER STREET · 6 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- L train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 73 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
73 violations the city still lists as unresolved
73 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 15 years.
- Lead paint18
- Fire & life safety13
- Disrepair11
- Heat / hot water7
- Water leak6
- Paint / plaster6
- Pests5
- Plumbing3
- Other2
- Structural1
- Mold1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1988-02-16 and remains open on HPD’s records.